Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Raymell Mourice Rice (1987- )
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William Lee Conley “Big Bill” Broonzy (1893-1958)
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Jordan Hatcher Case (1852)
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Orison Rudolph Aggrey (1926- )

Explore Global African History

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John Taylor (1952- )
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Thomas Sankara (1949-1987)
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Juan Garrido (c. 1480-c.1550)
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Second Liberian Civil War (1999–2003)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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A Brief History of the San Diego NAACP, 1917-2007
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An American Family’s Multigenerational Rise from Slavery to Harvard University
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African Americans in the Shadow of Mt. Shasta: The Black Community of Weed, California
Three Harlem women, photo by James Van Der Zee
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The Passing of Passing: A Peculiarly American Racial Tradition Approaches Irrelevance

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators